NCLEX Prep – Test Bank Question: Please read the clinical s…
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NCLEX Prep - Test Bаnk Questiоn: Pleаse reаd the clinical scenariо, and then answer the questiоns that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 76-year-old male visits his primary care physician with complaints of burning with urination and a frequent urge to void. The RN aids the patient in collecting a urine specimen to be sent for analysis. While awaiting the final results of drug susceptibility testing in the lab, the patient is prescribed oral sulfasoxazole. The in vitro susceptibility of the pathogen is established and the patient is maintained on sulfasoxazole. If no in vivo effect of the drug is observed by the patient following the first 7 days of antibiotics, what is the most appropriate action by the medical team?